What the hell?!

[SakuraGirl]

Ok, so I know that I have always had a random bit of blonde in my hair - its the reason I started dying my hair...
I normally have my hair up in a bun most of the time and the blonde is in my crown, its not normally noticeable. Id almost forgotten about its existence tbh. I had almost fooled myself into thinking it wasn't as bad as I thought it was and that it was only a shade or 2 lighter that the rest of my hair...

However, a friend commented on it today - not being nasty - but she mentioned that its quite obvious now. I have been dye free since last july and have had 5 inches of growth since then. I took a picture of what I could see and my goodness, I swear is was never this blonde before or that there was this much.
I can safely say that the blonde has come back... WITH A VENGEANCE.

I have 2 choices. Learn to love it and live with it or go back to dying it...

I am really fighting the urge to dye my hair as it looks so damn silly. BUT. I dont to damage my hair with chemicals anymore. Semi permanent hair dye worked for a while but it fades to a red colour that I dont like... I like being a brunette. So I dont want to use henna. And I am really nervous of going down the henndigo route as I know its super permanent and what if I dont like the colour it goes? I mean its not like picking a box with a shade on!

SIGH.
Heres a few pictures of my silly silly hair.
http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx84/ailhatredle/IMAG0504.jpg
http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx84/ailhatredle/IMAG0510.jpg

[Tota]

Learn to love it! It's unique and special and I think it looks cute.

[afu]

wow, that really is unique - i think you should embrace it :D

[Amanah]

I agree, embrace it, I bet you can work it into certain hair styles that would make the color mix a point of interest.

[Nenyath]

For all it's worth, I love it!

[Valfreyja]

Ha! I have the exact same thing. I use henna and it turns it ginger whereas the rest is a darker auburn. There is much to like about it: it's unique; it's pretty; it gives your hair dimension as opposed to a flat look.

Anyway, it's at the back of your head, so best ignore it?

[shutterpillar]

I love it, and I am quite jealous!

[Tota]

And it will look amazing when you reach your goal length!

[UpNorth]

WOW, that looks really cool!

[TheMechaGinger]

It's gorgeous! I have a blonde chunk like that in my hair only it's at my nape. I'd love to have it on top like that though, it looks so cool :]

[GlassWidow]

do you know how much people pay to have that done to their hair, and it happens naturally for you? ;)

[MonicaJean]

I would be thrilled to find something so unique and fun in my hair! I think you should go with it. It's likely that it will look really neat and people will admire it, especially once they ask and you tell them it's natural. It would work into a braid so wonderfully, too.

[Macaroni]

That's amazing, enjoy it, it's very distinctive.

[ArienEllariel]

Honestly that's really cool looking. I'd keep it :)

[pepperminttea]

I think it's really pretty, and something a bit different. :) I'd embrace it.

[MinderMutsig]

It doesn't look silly at all. Streaks are fierce!

[Amber_Maiden]

I like it! Don't do anything to it!

[lapushka]

do you know how much people pay to have that done to their hair, and it happens naturally for you? ;)

This. ^^ I'd leave it be. I think it looks awesome. Very unique.

[torrilin]

All my blondest bits are at the hairline. A lot of people with ashy blonde or brown hair have a *lot* of hair color variation going on. It means you never have to worry about French or Dutch braids disappearing, or about losing the effect of the rope braids for a rose bun :). Intricate details show up really well.

And yeah, I totally sympathize with wanting uniform hair color. I am most prone to dyeing my hair around about October or November so the highlights stop being so vivid and the color is more properly wintery. If I make it through autumn without dye tho, I'm usually happy with my hair color fairly shortly after.

[PrairieRose]

I think it looks very pretty and unique too!

[Annibelle]

I LOVE it! :cheese:


All my blondest bits are at the hairline. A lot of people with ashy blonde or brown hair have a *lot* of hair color variation going on. It means you never have to worry about French or Dutch braids disappearing, or about losing the effect of the rope braids for a rose bun :). Intricate details show up really well.

This is so true! Except for a similar streak I have on my nape, my hair is all one uniform color. I've found that intricate styles don't look special at all on me because you can't see anything but a blob of uniform color!!!

Your hair is pretty! Of course, you can dye it if you want to, but I think it looks great. :)

[long&blonde]

I agree with learn to love it:so unique & beautiful!

[Angela_Rose]

Ooh, pretty.

I have a very very small blonde streak emanating from a scar northwest of my right ear. It's nothing compared to yours but I think variations of hair color are pretty neat. Go for the natural streak!

[dwell_in_safety]

That's so pretty! I love it. I bet it's especially beautiful when worked into updos. I know that I LOVE intricately braiding my GF's hair; it has bleached streaks in it right now that she's growing out, and paired with her brown hair they look just gorgeous in braids. I say keep it!

[GlennaGirl]

Holy moley OP, that is gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. Oh please keep it.

[Kosmos]

Gosh, I think that blonde area is absolutely awesome looking. Do what makes you happy though.

[Blueneko]

It's very awesomely Rogue. :)

[Maverick494]

If you look at the first picture of this (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=93414) thread you can see that the natural two toned effect can look really, really cool. People dye their hair to accomplish what you have naturally. Rock it:cool:

[earthnut]

I love it, and I am quite jealous!
Agree! Some people damage their hair to get that streaky blond look.

[Carissamarie08]

I like it also!

[soniqui]

It looks like you've dyed that part on purpose and it looks really cool. You can learn to love it!

[RisaMoe]

I love it. It think it looks really cool and I hope you embrace it. :)

[Len602]

I've definitely known some people who have had scars or birthmarks on their scalp that have resulted in similar color variation. My guess would be that's what you've got going on too. Also, while it is totally up to you to decide what to do with your hair, I agree with everyone else on the thread that it looks pretty cool :)

[meishkamooshka]

Oh that's so coooooool!

[Maelyssa]

It actually looks like you intentionally did it. I've seen many many trendy salon looks like this. It's very unique in a good way. I say continue to rock it as is.

[fayeelizibeth]

Another vote for "That looks so cool!"

I bet it looks awesome in a braid.

;)

[Silverbrumby]

[QUOTE=SakuraGirl;2115008]Ok, so I know that I have always had a random bit of blonde in my hair - its the reason I started dying my hair...
I normally have my hair up in a bun most of the time and the blonde is in my crown, its not normally noticeable. Id almost forgotten about its existence tbh. I had almost fooled myself into thinking it wasn't as bad as I thought it was and that it was only a shade or 2 lighter that the rest of my hair...

Love it! I'm cultivating a silver patch at my hairline. I love the natural streaked look

[jacqueline101]

I like it I'd learn to love it.

[Schrei777]

Keep it Keep it! It looks beautiful. I know how you feel though I have a crazy pure white chunk in almost the same spot, except it takes up 1/3 of my head. I always have my hair dyed crazy colors but If i were to grow it out it would be to show off my hair oddity. You should to :).

[Mrs.Witherup]

I have a hunk of naturally pigment free hair in the back under some other hair that I wish was on top! I say embrace it!!

[Crysania]

you could try Lush henna ( the brown one ) its not as permanent as the pure stuff and the colour is rich and nice

one application should be enough! and if you dont like it, which i doubt, it can safely be removed with the colourb4 products.

[HintOfMint]

That's really awesome! And I'm sure it will look even cooler in a braid (I love multi-tonal hair or highlighted hair in a braid, you can see all the details)

[Safira]

That´s so cool!! It looks awesome and more stunning when your hair is longer. Just embrase it, it´s like a signature.

[PurplePenguin]

I think it looks pimp as all get out, two tone hair is in style right now (or so Cosmopolitan says) and a lot of women would kill for the cool look you have. Embrace and love it girly.

[DancingQueen]

I have a small chunk of blonde hair underneath my hair, it mostly shows up when I braid my hair. I say learn to love it, it makes the hair much more interesting to look at :)

[AnqeIicDemise]

I pay a ton of cash for a similar, if not more unnatural look. JEALOUS!

[SakuraGirl]

Oh my goodness!

I am totally overwhelmed by the wonderful kindness you guys have replied with in so many responses!!!

I am truly grateful, I really thought that it looks horrible and i have done for years.
Your replies have given me the confidence to keep growing out the old semi-permanent dye. I will be able to hold my head up high when people question me about it instead of redoing my hairstyle so you cant see it. Thank you everybody :)

For those of you that are interested to see how the growing out goes and what it ends up looking like, I will make an album of pictures (once the uploading thingy is fixed). Just add me as a friend if you want to see :)

Secondly, does anybody know of a kind way to remove the semi permanent dye that has stained the bottom half of my hair? I think it would be easier to grow it out if the was less of a line.

[SnowWhite]

WOW I wish I had some blonde hairs!

[newbeginning]

I think it's unique and you should leave it too.

[MasCat]

Rock that unique hair colour :) It's very pretty :D

[Fantak]

Yay! I'm so glad you decided to grow it out O really think it would look gorgeous with long hair :) :)

[Corticarte]

i think its looks cute :)

[Jing]

People pay to get two different colours on their hair, you know. Don't just embrace it, be proud of your awesomeness! I have the same thing going on, but not as much and not in as obvious a place. I love it! I'm blonde at the very bottom of the back of my head, so it only shows when I wear high updos, and I have streaks along my temples that are not quite blonde (well, there are proper blonde strands in there) but lighter than the rest of my hair. Those only show when I pull my hair straigth back so they lie across my darker hair.

[Charybdis]

Secondly, does anybody know of a kind way to remove the semi permanent dye that has stained the bottom half of my hair? I think it would be easier to grow it out if the was less of a line.

I think you can use Colour B4 or Color Oops (depending on what country you're in) to help get rid of semi-permanent dye. I'm glad you're embracing your natural color variation! It looks good.

[PixieKitten]

I can see that looking gorgeous in a braid, I love two-toned braids! =D

[LissaJane]

I think it looks so cool :)
Tres unique, I wish I had something like that going on with my hair

[heidi w.]

Of course it's noticeable. It's what you've got. Look, a lot of people with fairly long hair show a myriad of tone colors throughout the length. Take me for example. Some years back I used to have white strips of hair down the front, and now it's coming in with a little gray at the temples. So what! Hair that's down there on me, at calf, is significantly lighter than the hair that is closer to my head. I began life as a tow-head, completely white hair, then had a black strip down the center for quite some time looking as though the roots were showing from a bad dye job done long ago. Hair color can change throughout time. Our color does not remain the same. Ask any woman who's had a child. Hair can really change color in the wake, sometimes a bit of change regarding texture, and on it goes.

It's no biggie if you have some blonde hair. Make it fun. My hair up is lighter than my crown hair. Big deal. I don't fret about it, and I recommend the same to you. No need to hide or feel embarassed. Your hair is simply being itself.

I certainly wouldn't dye it.
heidi w.

[palaeoqueen]

I think it looks cool, I'd love to see how it looks in a braid.

[Micayla47]

it's barely noticeable and both colors are really pretty. :p

[BrightEyes]

I think it looks cool:)